Awerka vs. ToolTime · Alternative in comparison

Looking for a ToolTime alternative? Let's compare openly.

ToolTime is the classic mobile-first app for trades on the construction site. Awerka covers the same daily work and adds the parts that ToolTime sells separately or skips entirely: solar planner, AI texts, multi-company, lead funnel — and DATEV without a 19 €/month add-on.

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Same trades. Different math.

ToolTime is solid for the on-site basics: quotes, time tracking, photo documentation, the standard handyman flow. If your team is happy with that scope and a 12-month contract feels fine, you're not making a mistake by staying.

But the math gets uncomfortable as your team grows. ToolTime charges per user. Five people on the TEAM plan cost 120 to 150 € per month. Ten people on MAX cost 230 to 299 €. Plus 19 € a month if you want DATEV. Plus 99 € to import your customer list at the start.

Awerka prices per company. Five team members for 99 € a month, fifteen for 199 €. DATEV included. Customer import included. Cancel monthly. And the parts ToolTime doesn't have at all — solar planner, AI texts, multiple companies in one account — sit right there in the same app.

Per-company, not per-user DATEV included Cancel monthly

Feature comparison

Feature by feature. We only check the box where it really belongs.

Feature

Awerka

ToolTime

Sales & CRM

Lead pipeline with source tracking

Built-in

Basic

Webhook for inquiries from your website

API key included

Not standard

Customer and contact management

Yes

Customer data import at signup

Free

99 € one-time fee

Project work & on-site

Project record with tasks

Yes

Kanban board for tasks

Yes

Mobile photo documentation on site

Yes

ToolTime's strength

Material catalog import (Datanorm / IDS)

CSV import, manual setup

99 € one-time, then included

Time tracking with German labor-law (ArbZG) compliance

Yes, built-in

Yes

Project mailbox for incoming invoices

Own email per project

Solar & specialty tools

Solar planner with live demo

Included

Heat pump calculator for lead generation

Public tool

Invoicing & accounting

E-invoice (XRechnung / ZUGFeRD)

Both formats

Yes

DATEV export

Included in every plan

+ 19 € per month

Lexware integration

Via DATEV export / CSV

ToolTime's strength

Online payments via Stripe link

Yes

ToolTime Pay, from 1% per transaction

AI & automation

AI text blocks in quotes and emails

Built-in

Recognize invoices from email

Auto-routed to mailbox

Multi-company management

Multiple companies in one account

Yes, no extra cost

No, separate accounts needed

Pricing & contract

Pricing model

Per company, all users included

Per user, scales with team

Free plan to try it out

Permanent FREE plan

Demo appointment only

Contract length & payment

Monthly, cancel anytime

12-month minimum contract

As of Mai 2026. Sources: publicly available pricing and feature overviews from ToolTime. Brand and product names are property of their respective owners.

Prices side by side

Both publish their prices openly. The difference is the math: per-company versus per-user.

Awerka FREE

0 € / month

For first steps

3 users
3 projects
Cancel anytime

Awerka SOLO

39 € / month

For solo workers

1 user
Unlimited projects
All modules

Key differences

Three points where the two paths really diverge.

Per-company instead of per-user

Awerka charges by the company, not by the head. Your team grows from three to ten and your bill stays the same. ToolTime adds a license fee for every new hire — the bigger the crew, the wider the gap.

Monthly cancellation, no add-on math

ToolTime runs on a 12-month contract. Want DATEV? +19 € per month. Want to import your customers? +99 € one-time. Want training? +249 €. Awerka is monthly, DATEV included, customer import for free.

Solar planner, AI and lead funnel built-in

Solar planner with live demo, heat pump calculator on your website, AI text blocks for quotes and emails, multiple companies in one account — none of that exists in ToolTime today. With Awerka it's there from day one.

Frequently asked questions about switching

Yes. Awerka covers the same daily work as ToolTime — quotes, customers, time tracking, photo documentation, invoices — and adds lead pipeline, solar planner, AI texts and multi-company management on top. The biggest practical differences: per-company pricing, monthly cancellation, and DATEV included instead of as a 19 € add-on.

When you live deep in the Datanorm and IDS material catalog world or rely on the Lexware integration as your accounting backbone, ToolTime has a more polished path for those specific flows. We say that openly. For everything else, Awerka usually comes out cheaper and broader.

Yes. Master and transactional data can be imported via CSV — customers, products, orders. We don't charge a 99 € fee for the import. For larger migrations we help out for free. Just drop us a line.

For a five-person team: Awerka STARTER 99 €/month vs. ToolTime TEAM 120 to 150 €/month. For ten people: Awerka BUSINESS 199 €/month vs. ToolTime MAX 230 to 299 €/month. Plus you save the 19 € DATEV add-on, the 99 € customer import fee, and you can cancel monthly instead of being locked in for twelve.

As of May 2026. We review the table quarterly and update it when ToolTime ships new features or changes prices. If you spot something off, write to us and we will correct it within 48 hours.